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Exploring Critical Forms and Applications examines the various approaches and methods used in literary criticism to analyze, interpret, and evaluate texts across different genres. It focuses on critical forms such as formalism, structuralism, feminism, Marxism, and postcolonial criticism, highlighting how each provides a distinct framework for understanding literature in relation to language, culture, ideology, and society. The topic also emphasizes the practical application of these theories in analyzing literary works, enabling deeper insight into themes, structures, and meanings. Course objectives include enabling learners to understand major critical forms, apply different theoretical approaches to literary texts, develop analytical and interpretive skills, and evaluate literature from multiple perspectives for a richer and more informed understanding.
This lecture is part of LIT-310 Introduction to Literary Criticism and Theories in the Literature in English department. The course has 30 recorded lectures across 10 series, all free to watch. Read or download the LIT-310 lecture note to study alongside the video.
